Introduction
This week we’re challenging you to join the official Power BI 10th birthday celebration!
Microsoft is celebrating by hosting a dataviz contest, and we’d love to see you join! You can find all of the details on the Fabric/Power BI Community Site, and we’ll paraphrase the challenge here below.
Contest Timeline
- Start Date: Tuesday, June 24
- Submission Deadline: Tuesday, July 16
- Winner Announced: Wednesday, July 24 (Power BI’s official birthday!)
This time, it’s one round, one dataset, one shot to impress. Simple, fun, and open to all.
Requirements
The Challenge
The theme of this challenge is 10 years of change! You’re welcome to use the semantic model or data provided, add to the data, or use your own data all together!
The dataset and a starter file Microsoft has for you is sourced from Our World in Data and focuses on 10 years of change in technology.
Your task is to build a compelling, insightful, and accessible Power BI report. Use your creativity to tell a story, uncover trends, or highlight something unexpected.
Judging Criteria
Submissions will be scored out of 35 points:
- Insightfulness (10 points)
- Clarity & relevance of insights
- Visual Effectiveness (10 points)
- Simplicity, use of color/text, appropriate visuals
- Accessibility (10 points)
- Tab order, alt text, color contrast
- Creativity (5 points)
- Creative use of visuals and WOW factor!
Submit your report in the Contests Gallery!
Dataset
The Dataset and Semantic Model
You are welcome to use the pre-built semantic model or, source your own data.
The data Microsoft has sourced for this project comes from Our World in Data and is described in detail over on GitHub.
Share
After you finish your workout, share on social media using the hashtags #WOW2025 and #PowerBI. Tag us on LinkedIn: Meagan, Kerry, and Shannon.
On Bluesky, tag @mmarie.bsky.social, @shan-gsd.bsky.social, and @merrykerry.bsky.social.